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Test Optional: Should You Take the SAT or ACT?

ACM College Consulting

In the ever-evolving landscape of college admissions, one question continues to perplex students, parents AND counselors: Should students take the SAT? Students should research the admissions policies and data of the schools on their list. Last summer, more than 1900 colleges were test optional, test-free or test-blind.

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Thoughts On What 2023 College Admissions Tell Us About Future Applications

Ivy Central

As COVID hit the world in the spring of 2020 so the standard orthodoxy around SAT or ACT testing went out of the window as colleges declared themselves Test Optional, meaning that students could choose if they wanted to submit test scores and that their chances of acceptance wouldn’t be impacted if they didn’t.

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How to Calculate your UC GPA

Top Tier Admissions

OUT-OF-STATE APPLICATIONS As we detailed on our previous blog in this series, UCLA Acceptance Rate: Decoding the Data , of the 145,882 freshman applications received by UCLA for admission to the Class of 2027, 62% of them , or 90,747 applications, came from California residents. We’re talking about the A-G course requirements and the UC GPA.

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UPenn ACT Scores: Full Breakdown

Next Admit College Admissions Blog

This article delves into the specifics of UPenn’s ACT requirements and statistics. Be sure to explore our other articles covering University of Pennsylvania’s SAT and GPA expectations! What is the average ACT score at the University of Pennsylvania? What are the University of Pennsylvania’s ACT requirements?

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2024 UGA Overall EA Admissions

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

Offers of Admission: Approximately 9,000 Total EA Admits -This is somewhat more than last year’s admitted numbers for both In-State and Out-of-State acceptances. Mid 50% Admitted Average GPA: 4.13-4.38 Mid 50% Admitted Average GPA: 4.13-4.38 I will not be splitting up the in-state and out-of-state data at this time.

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Do AP Courses Boost Your GPA?

HelloCollege

Participating in AP courses looks good on college applications since college admissions officers will see that you are willing to challenge yourself and take on more difficult classwork. However, one of the biggest advantages of AP Courses courses is their potential to boost your GPA. How Do AP Courses Boost Your GPA?

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GPA and Test Score Requirements to Get Into Dartmouth

Ivy College Essay

GPA Expectations for Dartmouth As an Ivy League school, Dartmouth holds its applicants to high standards. While there’s no minimum GPA, an unweighted high school GPA of 3.9 can increase your chances of admission. For the ACT, the composite scores were 32 and 35. Let’s explore these requirements.

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